I cooked some\'en: Tilopia with potato crust

Have done this before and pleased with it every time. It comes from the cute little Itilian gal Gadia. It is not a spicy meal but actually very hearty. Reminds me of German food or good home cooking. My Mom was a stay at home Mom and my wife is a stay at home wife so home cook'in is something I know about. This is really good on a cold winter night like tonight. The only thing I changed is to cook at 300 pit for about 35 min. till the potatoes are done. The trick to this cooke is getting the potatoes done and the trick to that is slice thin and cook a little lower.


4 (4- to 6-ounce) tilapia fillets
8 to 12 ounces purple potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh minced rosemary leaves, plus 1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup minced fresh chives
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Place the fish fillets on a work surface and season with salt and pepper. Top each of the fillets with enough slices of potato to completely cover the surface of the fish, overlaying the potatoes like shingles. Sprinkle the potatoes with a bit more salt and pepper, and the 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves.

Heat a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and the butter. When the butter is melted and the oil is hot add the fish, potato side down. Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the fish is cooked through, about 15 to 17 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine the extra-virgin olive oil, chives, the remaining 1 tablespoon rosemary, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

To serve, place the fish on serving plates, potato side up. Drizzle the fish and the plate with the chive oil. Serve immediately.

Start with the raws.


Slice thin and cover the fish. Tip:Let the potatoes set stacked on the fish for about 5 min. b4 flipping. The starch will "glue" the potatoes an make fliping easer.




Jake set on this glass till I had ate half the meal. Had to drink the wifes tea as he was hogging mine! :laugh:






Got to get to bed. Worked off at 4:00 am and back to work at 4:00 am in the morning. Cows are wastin there hay. Want to eat the center of the bail out and leave the rest. At 30 bucks a bail this will not do. After a day without food they decided to clean up there hay and I had their full attention!!